Introduction
The Chiefdom of Bamunka
Social Control and Power Relations The Interaction between Gender, Patriarchy and Symbolism
Chieftainship and Social Change
‘Nggwase’ as a Mode of Domination and Stability in Society
New Dimensions of the Symbolic Power of Title-holding in Bamunka
Gizzards and male status
Conclusion

STRUCTURES OF CONTROL AND POWER AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE IN A WESTERN GRASSFIELDS CHIEFDOM